Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics

Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s women’s artistic gymnastics for the Paris Olympics, for smoking violation — against their conduct code.

I’m a coach. Teams must have rules that are enforced.

BUT in this case I would have voted for a lesser penalty.

As it turns out, the entire team suffers.

Japan’s women’s team will compete with four instead of five in Paris. They won’t replace Miyata Shoko. https://t.co/LXijT9PdTO

— Scott Bregman (@sbregman87) July 19, 2024